Trunk-lock.



trunk-lid fastener with which my improve- El attached to the lid of the trunk and incloses opposite vertical edges a projecting trunnion UNITED STATES .BENJAMIN WEBER, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

TRUNK-LOCK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 3, 1907.

Appiicneonnaanay a 1906.' summa. 318.113.

.''o alt 'whom it may concern.'

Bc it known that l, BENJAMIN WEBER., a citizen ol the United States, residinor at Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, lave invented certain new and useful Im rovements in 'lruuk-Locks, of which the fo lowing is a spccilication.

This invention relates to an improvements in that class of trunk-locks which have piv`- oted hooks.

rlhe preferred form of organization of meut may be embodied is that shown in United States patent dated January 26, 1904, No. 750,739 granted on my application.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of the mechanism of the device of my former patent and to provide for fastening the ivoted tongue thereof.

Referring 'to the (iiawing, Figure l is a perspective view of a portion of a trunk showing the improved trunk-lock. Fig.2 is a View oll the improved trunk-lock as seen from the rear side the side which attaches to the trunk. Fig. 3 is a vertical section the trunk-lock showing the lock-bolt in the? shot position. Fig. 4 is a view of the spring.

Referring to the drawing the letter, a, designates the front wall of the lid of the triiiilr, and, b, the front-wall of the main box. The letter, d, indicates the case which is i'e pivoted tongue, h; this tongue has at its or plvot, i, and each of said pivots fit in one of the lug`s or bearings, g', which are integral with the case, d. The lower end of this tongue has a hook, h1, which engages with a cross-bar, jl, secured on the main box of the trunk. A. guard, Z, also on the main boX curves outwardly and covers the hook-end of the tongue. The case near its top has an elongated opening, de, and the tongue, h, at its 'upper end has anoval-shaped head, h2, whic has position in front of said elongated opening. A persons fingers may be inserted into said opening and pressed against the head, k2, of the tongue and thereby release the hook, h1, from its engagement with the cross-bar, jl. A spring, g, has one end bifurcated as at, g1; the two prongs which form the bifurcation are at the upper end of the spring and below these thje spring has a s ank, 1', that is narrower than the width of under-cut shoulders, s, Y upon the lugs or bearings, g, which support -with the cross-bar, jl. tongue has a vibratory movement within the.

prongs; by this construction two undercut shoulders, s, are formed on the springone shoulder being below each prong-which serve a useful purpose. The spring has position at the front side of the pivoted tongue, and between said. tongue and the inner surface of the wall of the case. The two of the spring rest the pivots of the tongue, 7L, and the two prongs of the bifurcated end of the spring take on the back of the tongue, h, near .its upper end, the middle portion of the spring bears on the tongue near its pivot part, and the lower' end of the spring presses against the inner surface of the case, d. This construction of spring with two prongs and under-cut shoulders, s,`enables the s ring to be supported on the bearings, g, and -eep its positlon against the tongue without rivets or `any other device, and causes the hook-end,

h1 of the tongue to normally keep engaged The upper end of the case, d. I provide 'a lock-bolt, -m, which in the present instance is' movable in a lockcase, n, and attach the lock-case to the tongue, 71 and in the broad head, 71,2, of the tongue form a key-hole, o, to admit a key which serves to move the bolt, m. A suitable downward-projecting Bange., p, is formed on-the interior of the case, d, at its top. When the lower hook-end, h1, of the tongue is en aged with the cross-bar, y, the upper broad head, h2, of the tongue has .position close against the front of the case, d, and closes the said elongated opening, d2; now by movin out the lock-bolt, m, until it engages wit the said lange, p, the pivoted tonie will be rendered immovable and the hoo -end of the ton ue can not be disengaged from the crossar. By this improvement the tongue-hook, h1, is kept in its fas'- tened' position, and can only be disengaged by a erson who has a key to move the bolt, m.

aving thus described 'my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is,

1. The improved trunk-lock comprising a cross bar, jl, for attachment to the trunkboX; a case for attachment to the trunk-lid and having two bearings, g; a tongue havi trunnions pivot'cd in said two beatings', an provided at its lower end with a hook to engage said cross-bar and a spring, g, having the top part of the spring across the 'twg-l; its upper end two prongs which takel on tlm hal-.k of the pivotod ton 1e and said' vided et its lower end with a hook, h1; si s ring provided with two under-eut slio'ulsliding bolt, m, earried'et the upper end of dll-rs, s, which rest upon the said two Plvotsaid tongue and adapted to engage with lsaid 15 bearings of the ease, whereby the spnng 1s downward-projecting fla e; and a cross- 5 supported and held rigidly in position wlthbei', j, for attachment to t e trunk-box and ont rivets or other device. with which said tongue-hook engegee.

2. The herein-described trunk-lock having In testimony whereof I aix my signaturel in'eombnation a. ease, d, for attachment to in presence of two witnesses.

the trunk-lid said oase provided at its top BENJAMIN WEBER 10 and back with a downward projecting Witnesses'.' 4

flange, p, and at its front with an opening, CEAS. B. MANN, d2; a tongue pivoted insaid oase and proi JOHN W. HEWES. 

